# Git config depth option? 2 messages from 2016-02-10 to 2016-02-12. Participants: Gary Mort, Duy Nguyen. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/41385 ## Gary Mort, 2016-02-10 17:57 Subject: Git config depth option? Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/CAG7bRqy%3DeMhr7G_7ODUcXGCHQ97uZYicTiav8-vL8hVKkSV_gg%40mail.gmail.com ``` I checked the documentation and scanned through the source code for clone: https://github.com/git/git/blob/master/builtin/clone.c And nothing jumps out at me as a way to specify a default depth using a global git configuration file. I see the option defined at https://github.com/git/git/blob/master/builtin/clone.c#L87 Since c is not my primary programming language, it may well be that there is some common parsing function/file which automatically maps command options to config file options. So, is there a way to set a default depth for the clone command? -- Best Regards, Gary Gary A. Mort Backend Developer | Shero Designs, Inc. Office 845-547-0224 Ext 126 | Fax 845-547-0224 gary@sherodesigns.com | http://sherodesigns.com ``` ## Duy Nguyen, 2016-02-12 00:16 Subject: Re: Git config depth option? Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/CACsJy8DV5HCMtphbyft6Jc6sk3%2BrutvQY9sqs3jQjf3aD4tUZw%40mail.gmail.com In-Reply-To: ``` On Thu, Feb 11, 2016 at 12:57 AM, Gary Mort wrote: > I checked the documentation and scanned through the source code for clone: > https://github.com/git/git/blob/master/builtin/clone.c > > And nothing jumps out at me as a way to specify a default depth using > a global git configuration file. I see the option defined at > https://github.com/git/git/blob/master/builtin/clone.c#L87 > > Since c is not my primary programming language, it may well be that > there is some common parsing function/file which automatically maps > command options to config file options. So, is there a way to set a > default depth for the clone command? No. But it it necessary the _clone_ command? I mean, would this alias suffice? git config --global c1 'clone --depth 1' -- Duy ```